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as in happened
to take place
couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off—they've been "just dating" for years
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as in succeeded
to turn out as planned or desired
the attempted revival of the city's downtown never really came off, and even more stores eventually closed
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Recent Examples of came off
Wooten came off the bench to make 8 of 16 shots with three 3-pointers for the Buffaloes (22-10), who advanced to a conference semifinal for the first time in 11 years.
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Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
The midfielder came off in the 36th minute, holding the back of his right leg, with Dubersarsky coming on to replace him.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
Sophomore Andrea Suazo came off the bench to score 14 points and grab 7 rebounds for the Panthers (26-3).
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
Anunoby hit five 3s for 24 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field against the Bucks, and Landry Shamet came off the bench to hit another five 3s for 15 points.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026
But for the fifth time this season, the Wild successfully challenged the play for offside, and the point came off the scoreboard.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2026
Salgado’s first goal came off a corner kick from Barrera which was headed strongly past Enriquez in the 29th minute.
—David Delgado, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
Friday’s came off a 90 mph cutter from Rockies right-hander Juan Mejia.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Achane just came off the best year of his career.
—Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2026
Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
The midfielder came off in the 36th minute, holding the back of his right leg, with Dubersarsky coming on to replace him.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
Sophomore Andrea Suazo came off the bench to score 14 points and grab 7 rebounds for the Panthers (26-3).
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
Anunoby hit five 3s for 24 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field against the Bucks, and Landry Shamet came off the bench to hit another five 3s for 15 points.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026
But for the fifth time this season, the Wild successfully challenged the play for offside, and the point came off the scoreboard.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2026
Salgado’s first goal came off a corner kick from Barrera which was headed strongly past Enriquez in the 29th minute.
—David Delgado, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
Friday’s came off a 90 mph cutter from Rockies right-hander Juan Mejia.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Achane just came off the best year of his career.
—Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came off
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Whale, and later fellow directors Franc Rodman, Branagh and now Gyllenhaal, imagined what might have happened if Frankenstein had completed the female monster.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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When Sneaky Snook in his mail truck happened upon the wreckage near the boundary of Meredith Downs, sheep were scattered along the roadside and the fence, bleating, dazed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Even though polls show most people dislike the system that has most Americans changing clocks twice a year, the political moves necessary to change the system haven't succeeded because opinions on the issue and its potential impacts are sharply divided.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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This is a big departure and proof that Apple has really succeeded in leveraging its own ecosystem, with this traditional iPhone chip working across its operating systems.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
5 Mar. 2026
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There was an array of local snacks and drinks in the fridge, plus local coffee and tea.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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There was no immediate White House comment.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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His free kick went over the wall and past Crepeau to seal the deal at 4-2.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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Toronto center Nicolas Roy was called for tripping, and Carter Verhaeghe scored on the power play with a close-range shot that went over Woll’s shoulder.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2026
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In 2023, the WGA went on its longest-ever strike, lasting 148 days.—
Malia Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Khamenei went on to pursue theology, a path that led him to the holy city of Qom to study under — and build relationships with — ultra-conservative religious clerics.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2026
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With Powell missing his third straight game because of a strained right groin, the Heat went with the starting lineup of Davion Mitchell, Herro, Pelle Larsson, Andrew Wiggins and Adebayo for the third consecutive game.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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The video immediately went viral, with many questioning why the city shut down what appeared to be a calm event.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The problem is, nobody seemingly supported/endorsed that idea, which in hindsight might have worked out better for the Dolphins.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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Over decades, biologists have worked out what most of the static parts of the machine look like.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Mar. 2026
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Came off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20off. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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